~Re: My One Year Appt.!- WHOOOPEEE!

[Guest guest]

, I missed something somewhere....

Let me get this straight...you just had your one year appt. and

lately you had your Iliac screws removed and the pain is still

there? Does it feel any better? What does the doctor think it may

be?

I'm sorry if you answered this already...

I'm so thankful that you made through your first year! You are an

inspiration!

Debbie

(Tampa)

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> ,

>

> I understand what you are saying in regards to you trying to get

help

> from DrHu. I know that she was doing what all the surgeons seem to

do.

>

> ....I am just saying that it seems " wrong " to me that all of these

> surgeons must know that depression is likely in their patients, and

> they also know that depression accentuates pain...so I just don't

> understand why they don't do one of those " quickie " depression

> screens at the first postop checkup. I can understand that they do

> not want to become mental health professionals, but they are

> doctors...and I know if my surgeon did a quick assessment and told

me

> that I must get under the care of a psychologist to treat my

> depression, I think I would have done it immediately. I don't think

> it is all that uncommon for a PCP to miss depression, or

> underestimate it, but that is why there are doctors that specialize

> in it. I know most of these guys/gals would not hesitate to insist

on

> their patients seeing a pulmonologist, or an ifectious disease

doctor

> if they thought that the surgery they preformed precipitated a

> physical problem, so why don't they take a more proactive role in

> directing patients to proper care for depression that the surgery

> they did brought on?

>

> I don't mean to get on my soap box. I know that I preach to the

> choir! It just bugs me how often members have had to go through

what

> you did and each time it seemed so unnecessary in retrospect had

the

> surgeon simply considered it part of their post op " check list " .

>

> Anyway, you are laughing now my friend...and that is all that

matters.

>

> Congrats again,

> Cam

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